Hi Clara, the SPC (or any percent change) could be problematic, as the base value (either the volume at the baseline timepoint, or the average volume) will change depending wich interval you look at. You could check if the rate (mm/time_unit) or mm^3/time_unit is changing.
I am not sure how your study is setup, so I cannot really recommend anything here (e.g. when did the intervention happen exactly). Generally I would recommend a piecewise linear model with node at the intervention time in LME (mixed effects). Best, Martin > On 21 Apr 2017, at 17:15, Clara Kühn <cku...@cbs.mpg.de> wrote: > > > > Dear FreeSurfer experts, > > I have a longitudinal design with 3 groups and 3 time points. For one group > the intervention did not work so for now I would like to look at 2 groups > only. Can I do this with the Longitudinal Two Stage Model by looking at the > spc from tp1 to tp2 and then looking at the spc from tp2 to tp3? > > Are there statistical reasons that forbid this procedure of comparing the > change across time between groups? > > Thanks for your help! > Clara > > -- > Clara Kühn, Phd Student > > Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science > Department of Neuropsychology > Stephanstrasse 1A > 04103 Leipzig, Germany > > Phone: +49 341 - 9940 2271 > Fax: +49 341 - 9940 2260 > Web: www.cbs.mpg.de > E-Mail: cku...@cbs.mpg.de > > _______________________________________________ > Freesurfer mailing list > Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer > > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail.
